From cf1a8bb42d147c7b33ac0511fab5c434b7d82f5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ipeluffo <ipeluffo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:59:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor `Dependant.cache_key` property for improved memory
 usage

```
Samples: 200000 - current=318.4 MB  peak=318.4 MB
Samples: 100000 - current=159.2 MB  peak=159.2 MB
Samples: 50000 - current=79.6 MB  peak=79.6 MB
Samples: 1000 - current=1.6 MB  peak=1.6 MB
Samples: 500 - current=0.8 MB  peak=0.8 MB
```
---
 fastapi/dependencies/models.py | 22 +++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fastapi/dependencies/models.py b/fastapi/dependencies/models.py
index c0a7e65524..a79ca84351 100644
--- a/fastapi/dependencies/models.py
+++ b/fastapi/dependencies/models.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Dependant:
     scope: Literal["function", "request"] | None = None
     # Lazy cached fields
     _oauth_scopes_cache: list[str] = field(default=None, init=False, repr=False)
+    _cache_key_cache: DependencyCacheKey = field(default=None, init=False, repr=False)
 
     @property
     def oauth_scopes(self) -> list[str]:
@@ -64,16 +65,19 @@ class Dependant:
 
         return self._oauth_scopes_cache
 
-    @cached_property
+    @property
     def cache_key(self) -> DependencyCacheKey:
-        scopes_for_cache = (
-            tuple(sorted(set(self.oauth_scopes or []))) if self._uses_scopes else ()
-        )
-        return (
-            self.call,
-            scopes_for_cache,
-            self.computed_scope or "",
-        )
+        if self._cache_key_cache is None:
+            scopes_for_cache = (
+                tuple(sorted(set(self.oauth_scopes or []))) if self._uses_scopes else ()
+            )
+            self._cache_key_cache = (
+                self.call,
+                scopes_for_cache,
+                self.computed_scope or "",
+            )
+
+        return self._cache_key_cache
 
     @cached_property
     def _uses_scopes(self) -> bool: